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It’s Not All Wine & Glamour!
Admittedly, it’s sometimes hard to elicit sympathy from a non-wine-industry person when you’re trying to explain that, in the wine industry, it’s not all wine & glamour. I mean, just because we get...
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In San Francisco on October 18th?
Then have we got an event for you! Kick off your week right with a Ridge Vineyards tasting at California Wine Merchant in San Francisco. Join Ridge’s Christina Donley Monday, October 18 from 6 to 9 for...
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#Harvest 2011: East Bench comes in to Lytton Springs!
One fish Two fish Red fish Blue fish I whine You whine We all whine For good wine Red wrench Judi Dench Thirst quench Johnny Bench North bench South bench West Bench East Bench! Ah, I knew I’d get...
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#Harvest2012, Please Approach The Bench!
Father East Bench Had Seven Blocks Seven Blocks Had Father East Bench And they never laughed And they never cried All they did was go like this With a … And a … – That’s right folks, #Harvest2012 has...
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Block Rockin’ East …
Back with another one of those Block Rockin’ Easts! You were there diggin’ Block 3. You know all about it! (#Harvest2012: Please Approach The Bench!) Now, it’s time to rock Blocks 1, 4 & 5 … and...
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#Harvest2012: The Rhones Are Coming!
If you were visiting the Monte Bello Tasting Room on Sunday, and you happened to be up on our knoll at about 2pm in the afternoon, you would have gotten quite the visual treat. Looking down on the road...
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Is This Gauche?
I first learned the word as a child, from a Peanuts cartoon. Gauche. Something about Snoopy disparaging someone else’s root beer quaffing. So, my question is this: is Ravioli Two Ways gauche? Reason I...
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Passport, My Ridge Anniversary, & More …
Today is Passport Saturday, and I am in the mood to celebrate! Why? A great many reasons! One, I love this appellation! And, I’m not the only one. Check this out: “There is no doubt in my mind the...
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Once Lytton, Twice Shy, Babe …
The Monte Bello Retail Sales & Hospitality Team was today able to make a rare and wonderful trip to Lytton Springs, and it was an adventure sure to be long-remembered. We walked the Lytton West and...
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The Tasting Will Not Be Televised, The Tasting Will Be Live!
Actually, it sort of WILL be televised, at least in a kind of contemporarily modern sort of interwebby way; i.e. it will be streamed. But most importantly, the tasting will be LIVE! Say what? Live...
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East Bench: Organic Certification of a Vineyard
In 2000, Ridge was fortunate to procure a lease on property just above our Lytton Springs vineyard. This benchland jewel had been planted to grapes before Prohibition, but abandoned for the rest of the...
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Harvest is Here! The Earliest Start For Zinfandel in Our 52 Years
#Harvest2015 has started here at Ridge and it is the earliest we’ve ever picked zinfandel over our five decade history with the grape (our first zinfandel was in 1964). The dry, warm weather we had...
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#Harvest2015 – That’s a Wrap on Lytton Springs & Geyserville [Photo Gallery]
As you may have read, this was our earliest start to the zinfandel harvest on record. Given that we have 52 years of experience with the varietal, that is most certainly a notable detail. So it...
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Our Transition To Organically Certified Vineyards
In 2008—after more than a decade of sustainably farming our estate vineyards, and after five years of experimenting with new organic treatments—we began the process of organic certification. The move...
View ArticleA Tour of Regional Barbecue Styles & Their Perfect Ridge Pairings
Zins, Blends & BBQ! We invite you to dust off those grilling utensils this summer and join us for an exploration of regional barbecue styles and how to pair them with our different zinfandels....
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